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Upstairs is the normal form for both the adjective (the upstairs rooms) and the adverb (go upstairs). Upstair (formerly used occasionally as an adjective) is now virtually obsolete.

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The portion of a house or small building situated on the floors above the main or entrance floor. upstand, upturn The part of a roof covering that turns up against a vertical surface.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The part of a building above the ground floor adv. - On a floor above; With respect to the mind.

The others are angry with you, but you laugh when you go upstairs. — Janwillem van de Wetering

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Mentally, 'in the head'; mainly in phrases indicating weak mental capacity. (1932 —) .
G. W. Brace He just ain't right upstairs (1952).

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For a list of words related to upstairs, see:

• Beyond the Grave - upstairs: Informal. heaven
• Heaven and Paradise - upstairs: heaven

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See words rhyming with "upstairs."

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - op ad trappen, ovenpå
adj. - oppe ad trappen, ovenpå
n. - op ad trappen, herskabet

Nederlands (Dutch)
(naar) boven/een hogere verdieping, de trap op, op de bovenverdieping, naar een hogere functie/ graad, boven-, bovenverdieping(en), bovenkamer (hoofd)

Français (French)
adv. - en haut
adj. - du haut, à l'étage
n. - haut, (fig) maîtres (et valets)

Deutsch (German)
adv. - oben, nach oben, im Obergeschoß
adj. - oben, im Obergeschoß
n. - Obergeschoß

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - στο πάνω πάτωμα
adj. - επάνω, του πάνω ορόφου
n. - επάνω, πάνω πάτωμα

Italiano (Italian)
di sopra

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - para cima, em cima, no andar de cima
adj. - relativo a andar superior
n. - andar superior (m), andar de cima (m)

Русский (Russian)
вверх (по лестнице), наверху, на верхнем этаже, верхняя часть здания, находящийся на верхнем этаже, выше (по должности или положению)

Español (Spanish)
adv. - arriba, en el piso superior, en mente, a nivel superior
adj. - de arriba, del piso alto
n. - piso de arriba, piso superior, habitaciones principales

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - uppför trappan, i övervåningen, en trappa upp
adj. - i övervåningen, en trappa upp, ovanpå
n. - övervåningen, herrskapet

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
向楼上, 上楼, 在楼上, 楼上的, 楼上

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 向樓上, 上樓, 在樓上
adj. - 樓上的
n. - 樓上

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 2층에, 공중에
adj. - 2층의, 위층의, 두뇌의
n. - 위층, 2층, 머리

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 階上へ, より高い地位に
adj. - 階上の, 二階の
n. - 上の階, 二階

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) في الطابق الاعلى (الاسم) الطابق الاعلى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮למעלה, בקומה עליונה, לקומה עליונה‬
adj. - ‮של קומה עליונה‬
n. - ‮קומות עליונות‬

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